Thesaurus results for SWISHED

swished

verb

past tense of swish

as in hissed

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ with their satin costumes swishing, the little ballerinas chasséd onto the stage

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as in flapped

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions the horse's tail swishes after every jump

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Recent Examples of swished Waiters swished past with little pots of lemon sorbet and glasses of Sprankel, a sparkling wine from Babylonstoren, Roos and Bekker’s farm and hotel in South Africa’s Franschhoek wine valley. — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 This was supposed to be magic, swished in from waaaaay downtown. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Over the outstretched arm of Dream star Angel Reese, Thornton swished a 3-pointer to extend Golden State’s lead to 13. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 In one of the top games, Atlanta’s Paul Parks took a 6-2 lead over Miami’s Byrd Daniel III, before Daniel swished two straight behind the arc to tie it at six points. — Jason Beede, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026 Citron swished a shot from half-court but didn't release the ball before the buzzer. — ABC News, 15 May 2026 Edwards hit a buzzer-beating 31-footer at the end of the first quarter, and McDaniels swished a 3-pointer from the wing to end the first half with a 51-all tie. — CBS News, 9 May 2026 The video shows Chalamet pull up for an impressive-looking three-point shot over one of his two friends from the top of the arc that swished through the net. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 The crowd was scattered and some left early on the Monday evening, but fans still created plenty of noise when the Lynx swished home 3-pointers and made strong defensive plays. — Pj Green april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.

— Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

Definition of hissed

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Above the dancers flapped a ring of American flags, each representing a military veteran from the community who had passed away.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Luna then tried to jump over Sandy to get back into the bowl of the nest, but Sandy lost her balance and flapped down to the lower branches.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of flapped

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Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicked

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In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Finally patrolman Williams, during a smooth sea, rushed down the beach and with a hand-line swung a line over her bow.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of swung

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On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.

— Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobbed

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During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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